For Immediate Release
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Week
#4 Trey Wells (C, 6-4, 220, Fr., R/R, Omaha, Neb. / Elkhorn North HS) – Wayne State
- Hit .476 over five games, going 10-for-21 with six home runs and 12 RBIs
- Had a 1.381 slugging percentage for the week
- Hit home runs in four straight games
- Had three home runs going 3-for-4 in an 11-7 loss to Minot State
- Had a walk off hit in the 10th innings of a 13-12 win over Minot State
- Hit a three-run homer Friday in a 10-8 win at Upper Iowa 
- Added a home run and a double to highlight 4 for 5 game with 3 RBI in a 12-5 win at UIU

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#24 Keaton Parker (RHP, 6-1, Jr., R/R, Vinton, Iowa / Alburnett HS) – Upper Iowa
- Recorded his second-straight win on the mound 
- Threw 9.0 innings of three-hit ball, allowing just two runs in a 3-2 win over WSC
- Struck out a career high 14 batters 
- Cruised through the first 8.0 innings allowing no runs on two hits with one walk 
- Registered season-best marks in innings pitched, runs allowed and strikeouts 

Other Top Performances - Player
#32 Parker Mooney (AUGIE) held a batting average of .500 across five games. He recorded six hits, two doubles and five RBIs. He had an on-base percentage of .571 and scored two runs for the Vikings.
#27 Noah Juliar  (CSP) slashed .611/.632/1.167 against Minnesota Duluth and Winona State. He was 11-for-18 from the plate, including a perfect 5-5 with two home runs and six RBIs in game one against the Warriors. He tallied four extra-base hits with three homers and a double. He recorded 10 runs and drove in 10 runners as he hit safely in all four games.
#5 Calvin James  (UMary) had a big week at the plate for the Marauders as he moved to 3rd all-time in hits at UMary. He was 8-for-16 with a double and three home runs for a slash line of .500/.636/1.125 for an OPS of 1.625. He scored seven times and drove in six runs. He walked twice, has hit by four pitches but did not strike out. In three games against SMSU he was 6-for-9 with three home runs and reached base 9 times in 12 plate appearances.
#8 Jake Hjelle  (UMC) hit .688 in five games this week (11-of-16). He helped the Golden Eagles to five wins over St. Cloud State and Bemidji State. Hjelle scored seven runs, had one double, two triples, two home runs, and 11 RBI. He helped the Golden Eagles outscore opponents 59-17 in five games.
#7 Derek Kay (MINOT) led the way for the Beavers potent offense on the week, hitting safely in all five games for Minot State and leading the way with 10 RBIs, which included 3 home runs for Minot State which broke the team's single-season home run record. The Beavers second baseman also added 8 putouts and 4 assists, and stole a base for Minot State.
#12 Chase McDaniel   (SMSU) had a huge week for the Mustangs not only hitting, but defensively as well to lead SMSU to a 3-2 week, including a road sweep over UMary. McDaniel hit .591 (13 for 22) with 13 runs scores, two doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs. He had 21 total bases and finished with a .955 slugging percentage. He walked twice, was hit by a pitch and finished with an on-base percentage of .640. He also stole three bases in three attempts and was perfect on defense with 17 assists and six putouts. He had at hit in each game and had three or more in three games. He was 4 for 5 with four runs scored in a game two win over UMary on Sunday and then belted two home runs and had three hits and four RBIs in Monday's win over UMary.
#22 Sam Riola  (SCSU) went 8-for-20 with seven runs scored, a double, three home runs and seven RBI over five games played. He slashed .400/.500/.900 for a whopping 1.400 OPS, stealing two bags while drawing three walks and did not strike out in 24 plate appearances.
#22 Brock Zimmer (UIU) led the offense through five games last week with six hits including five in the three-game series with Wayne State. Zimmer scored twice and drove in four UIU baserunners. By going 6-20 (.300) at the plate, Zimmer raised his batting average over 20 points while recording a clean sheet at first base in 34 chances with three assists.

Other Top Performances - Pitcher
#40 Adam Diedrich (AUGIE) pitched 4.2 innings on the mound as he picked up three saves. He held an ERA of 1.93 as he allowed two hits and struck out six. 
#37 Jonathan Draheim  (UMary) pitched a complete game in the Marauders 7-1 win at Augustana. He allowed a run (unearned) in 7.0 innings.  The senior righthander struck out 1, didn't walk a batter and gave up just 5 hits. He is now one shy of the Marauders career win record of 14.
#3 Alex Koep (UMC) picked up his fifth win of the season in a win over Bemidji State. Koep went into the sixth inning with a no-hitter, but finished with a one-hitter. He allowed no earned runs on one hit. He struck out seven and walked two.
Gage Yost( MINOT) turned in a stellar performance on the hill to close out the week for the Beavers, striking out 6 in six innings work on the hill to earn the win Sunday against Northern State. Yost allowed a season-low one run on six hits to lead Minot State to victory.
#19 David Van Ort  (SCSU) appeared in two games for SCSU out of the bullpen, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings. The lefthander struck out two while allowing just one hit and walking one.
Kirk Corbin (WSC) struck out 12 batters in a complete game 10-8 win at Upper Iowa. He won his second straight start while throwing 132 pitches in complete game effort.

NSIC Baseball Players of the Week
2/7/23
Player: #7 John Nett – St. Cloud State
Pitcher: #26 Riley Ahern – St. Cloud State 
2/14/23
Player: #7 John Nett – St. Cloud State (2)
Pitcher: #13 Bryant Bagshaw - Minot State 
2/21/23
Player: #23 Jack Hines - Augustana
Pitcher: #13 Bryant Bagshaw - Minot State (2)
2/27/23
Player: #3 Trevor Winterstein - Augustana
Pitcher: #37 Ryan Jares  - Augustana
3/6/23
Player: #28 Mark Ossanna - Minot State
Pitcher: #33 Jake Dykhoff - Minnesota Crookston 
3/13/23
Player: #2 Keenan Wenzel - SMSU
Pitcher: #17 Ansen Dulas - SMSU
3/21/23
Player: #8 Jake Hjelle – Minnesota Crookston
Pitcher: #40 Jonah Lewis – Concordia-St. Paul
3/28/23
Player: #32 Josh Dykhoff – Minnesota Crookston
Pitcher: #33 Jake Dykhoff - Minnesota Crookston (2)
4/4/23
Player: #14 Drey Dirksen - Augustana
Pitcher: #28 Seth Miller - Augustana
4/11/23
Player: #6 Colin Lynam – Wayne State
Pitcher: #28 Seth Miller - Augustana (2)
4/18/23
Player: #4 Trey Wells – Wayne State
Pitcher: #24 Keaton Parker – Upper Iowa

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 25 team national championships and crowned 105 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

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